ISLAMABAD, June 5: Oil refineries again escalated prices of base oil by Rs8 per litre on Thursday.

Chairman of All Pakistan Lubricants Manufacturer Association Mian Zahid Hussain told a private TV channel that the fresh rise in lube base oil would result in increase by Rs10 per litre in vehicle fuels.

Now the refinery price of lubricants has touched Rs95, he added. —APP